By Sir Ronald Sanders In the words of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the war on Ukraine by Russia “is fast becoming a matter of life and death for vulnerable people around the world”. His comment is strongly supported by a UN report, published on 13 April and entitled, “Global Impact of war in Ukraine on […]
By CARICOM The CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) join with the Government of Barbados, the CARCIOM negotiators and the broader Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) grouping in expressing its shock and sadness at the sudden passing of Dr. Hugh Sealy. Dr Sealy has been a key part of the […]
By Linda S. Hohnholz, EturboNews Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has painted a picture of Jamaica’s tourism industry as a sector booming with investment and arrivals as it emerges stronger and more resilient from the fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an upbeat Sectoral Presentation to Parliament yesterday (April 5), Mr. Bartlett […]
Kamala Harris hosts a political rally in Reno, Nevada on October 27, 2020. (Shutterstock) By Noah Bierman, LA Times Vice President Kamala Harris — whose father emigrated from Jamaica —met Wednesday with the island nation’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, at the White House, marking another historic moment for the first Black and South Asian vice […]
Photo Credit: UWI Professor Selwyn Ryan passed away on Saturday, March 12, at 86. Ryan was one of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading writers, researchers, and political scientists. He was born in Princes Town to a lower-middle-class Afro-Trinidadian family. His mother made sure Ryan pursued higher education. Ryan was also motivated by Trinidad and Tobago, Prime […]
New York, NY – September 12, 2019: Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley attends 5th Annual Diamond Ball benefiting the Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street. (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW During this Women’s History Month, Caribbean American Weekly recognizes Mia Mottley, also known as Mia Amor Mottley, for her exceptional leadership […]
NEW YORK: 22nd March 2022: The Consulate General of Jamaica, New York, and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are pleased to announce the Second staging of the “Investing in Jamaica” Virtual Forum, which will be held on March 23rd and 24th 2022, starting at 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. Jamaican Time). According to Jamaica’s Consul […]
Prince William and Kate Middleton are due to arrive in Jamaica on Tuesday amid protesters demanding financial reparations and a royal apology for the country's "colonial past".
London, United Kingdom – June 16, 2007: Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II travels by carriage during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. (Shutterstock) By Lanford Beard, People Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal tour of the Caribbean in celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee continues to encounter resistance as a movement to remove the monarch […]
Buoyed by international union solidarity and hearkening to the revolutionary legacy of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, Haitian strikers facing state violence and lowball concessions remain undeterred.
By Frances Madeson, The Real News Unless you’re buck naked as you read this, chances are that you’re wearing at least one garment manufactured in the Haitian apparel factories of Port-au-Prince, Caracol, and Ouanaminthe. Those Hanes or Fruit-of-the-Loom briefs in your dresser drawer, the classic Levi’s denim jacket hanging in your closet, or that cheapo, […]
Washington D.C., 16 March 2022 (PAHO) – As COVID-19 vaccination continues to expand in the Americas, countries must continue to focus on the protection of the most vulnerable, such as the elderly, the immunocompromised, health care workers and other high-risk groups, Pan American Health Organization Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa said today. “COVID-19 infections and deaths […]